Nick Rado
Who Nick Rado is
Nick Rado is a New Zealand stand-up comedian, writer and broadcaster, a six-time winner of Best MC at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards and their Best Male Comedian of 2019. He has played the Just for Laughs Sydney showcase at the Sydney Opera House, opened for Nate Bargatze, Rob Brydon, Aziz Ansari and Russell Howard on their tours, and was the first New Zealand comic to record a Dry Bar special in the United States.
From 2014 to 2021 he was head writer of TV3's 7 Days, writing more than 300 episodes, and he has acted in Rhys Darby's Netflix sitcom Short Poppies. In radio he was executive producer of London's Heart Breakfast and now hosts the award-winning podcasts Socrates Walks into a Bar and Sporting Rumble. His albums run from On-Trend (2021) and Live From Jeff's Garage (2023) to Failure: My Greatest Achievement (2026), and his track Playing Against Prisoners was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2025.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Dry Bar Comedy special
- Albums
- On-Trend, Live From Jeff's Garage and Failure: My Greatest Achievement
- Podcasts
- Socrates Walks into a Bar and Sporting Rumble
- On screen
- 7 Days, Short Poppies, The Nightwatchmen and 1 more
- Official site
- nickrado.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: nickrado.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Dry Bar Comedy special
Albums
- On-Trend Comedy Dynamics, 2021
- Live From Jeff's Garage Comedy Dynamics, 2023
- Failure: My Greatest Achievement Git-R-Done Records, 2026
On screen
- 7 Days head writer, TV3, 2014-2021
- Short Poppies Netflix
- The Nightwatchmen
- Narrow World of Sports Fox Sports Australia
Podcasts
- Socrates Walks into a Bar host
- Sporting Rumble host
Comedians like Nick Rado
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- David Correos also in 7 Days
- Jack Ansett also in 7 Days
- Melanie Bracewell also in 7 Days
- Rose Matafeo also in 7 Days
Career timeline
- 20147 Days (head writer, TV3, 2014-2021) On screen
- 2021On-Trend (Comedy Dynamics, 2021) Album
- 2023Live From Jeff's Garage (Comedy Dynamics, 2023) Album
- 2026Failure: My Greatest Achievement (Git-R-Done Records, 2026) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Nick Rado performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: nickrado.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Dry Bar Comedy special.
What podcasts do they host?
Socrates Walks into a Bar and Sporting Rumble.
What TV shows and films are they in?
7 Days, Short Poppies, The Nightwatchmen and Narrow World of Sports.
Who are some comedians like them?
David Correos (also in 7 Days), Jack Ansett (also in 7 Days), Melanie Bracewell (also in 7 Days) and Rose Matafeo (also in 7 Days).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (bio) ↗ A six-time winner of Best Comedy MC at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards and Best Male Comedian of 2019; the Just for Laughs Sydney showcase at the Sydney Opera…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ On-Trend (14 May 2021) and Live From Jeff's Garage (22 December 2023), ℗ Comedy Dynamics; Failure: My Greatest Achievement (6 February 2026, Git-R-Done…
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 17 November 2025) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'Playing Against Prisoners' by Nick Rado, played 17 November 2025 (05:40 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026